The mutual agony of those on the firing line and those who wait for their return.
Attacking a US FOB with an illicit mercenary force is an incredibly audacious move. They will stop at nothing.
Maelor/Vale has been held by his own grief and guilt. Christopher's forgiveness has given him peace and released him from his self imposed burden to fix it all.
Worst case scenario engagement. Brutal, visceral hand to hand combat for Andrew. He never thought he'd need his training in a real combat zone. This mission is taking all his skills to survive.
The problem here is Austin's wolf and its lust for Xavier showed too soon and scared Austin. He's keeping it locked up. The only thing to unlock it is a direct threat to Xavier.
The Carson estate owns all the show footage. There's a vast amount they've never released, like guest host footage. One of the best was Keith Moon, drummer for The Who.